NEW YORK: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Tuesday called for social media platforms to adopt better content-moderation policies and other fixes, saying modifications need to be made to addictive apps that can harm young people's mental health.
The couple spoke at a panel discussion coordinated by their Archewell Foundation in New York City as part of a second annual mental health awareness festival hosted by a nonprofit called Project Healthy Minds.Harry and Meghan's comments came after hearing from panels featuring a handful of parents who lost children due to mental health challenges tied to social media use.
At the event, Kate gave a speech to young people gathered in the city of Birmingham for a day of workshops and discussions around the issue to mark World Mental Health Day, and told them their goal is to 'shape fairer, safer, kinder, more equal societies.' William joined a public discussion after Kate's speech and told the young audience that talking about mental health helps chip away at the stigma related to the issue, 'but there's a lot more to do.
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